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Foothill High football players, front (left to right) Jake Barefield and Dylan Weasa, and back Drew Doxtator and Bryce Broadwell before the 2013 season.
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Foothill quarterback Drew Doxtator and wide receiver David Persi displayed fabulous chemistry Thursday.
Doxtator found Persi for five touchdowns, leading the Falcons to a 42-18 victory over Eldorado.
“David is a good enough athlete to finish catches,” Foothill coach Marty Redmond said. “We were a little bit sloppy at times, but we got it going when we needed to.”
Doxtator, a preseason All-City selection, completed 10-of-18 passes for 322 yards. Most of it went to Persi, who caught six passes for 263 yards.
Defensively, the Falcons (5-3, 3-1 Sunrise Southeast) displayed a bend-don’t-break mentality.
Eldorado (1-7, 0-4) quarterback Matthew Van Orden completed 18 for 32 for 313 yards with a pair of touchdowns.
But despite surrendering a large chunk of passing yardage, the Falcons limited the Sun Devils' rushing attack to 23 yards.
“(The defense) played pretty well tonight, and gave away a few touchdowns,” Redmond said. “We’ve done a better job (at improving) on the defensive side of the ball.”
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